Many executives own shares in the companies they manage and are also in high tax brackets. When faced with the choice between declaring dividends and repurchasing shares, managers may opt to repurchase shares as it is not a taxable event for them unless they sell their shares and with fewer shares outstanding, the stock price will likely rise. The company's investors may prefer dividend payments. Glven the discussion in the introduction to the course, this is an example of what theory in action?

Many executives own shares in the companies they manage and are also in high tax brackets. When faced with the choice between declaring dividends and repurchasing shares, managers may opt to repurchase shares as it is not a taxable event for them unless they sell their shares and with fewer shares outstanding, the stock price will likely rise. The company's investors may prefer dividend payments. Glven the discussion in the introduction to the course, this is an example of what theory in action?

Essentials Of Investments

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In a world without taxes or transaction costs, it can be argued that dividend policy is irrelevant for shareholder value and cash flow. With a no-dividend policy, the current price is and will remain $100.00 per share. With a high-dividend policy, the current price is $100.00 per share and the value falls to $95 per share upon payment of the dividend. Use the following example to demonstrate dividend policy irrelevance. No-dividend Policy High-dividend Policy 5,000 shares owned 5,000 shares owned $100.00 current price per share $100.00 current price per share $0.00 dividends per share $5.00 dividends per share $25,000 desired cash flow per year $25,000 desired cash flow per year
Which of the following statements is true? Group of answer choices a. Dividend payments are attractive to executives who hold many executive stock options that were awarded to them by their firms b.Executives and other insiders benefit most by being able to tender their shares in an open market repurchase since they usually are privy to information that is not available to the general public c.Empirical research suggests that small, retail investors prefer stock repurchases to dividend payments d. a firm does not pay dividends, some institutional investors are prohibited from investing it the firmʹs equity
Question 3 a) Suppose you own stock in a company. The current price per share is $25. Another company has just announced that it wants to buy your company and will pay $35 per share to acquire all the outstanding stock. Your company's management immediately begins fighting off this hostile bid. Is management acting in the shareholders' best interests? Why or why not? b) Briefly discuss principal - agent problems as related to a corporation. c) What items of good corporate governance serve to mitigate the tension between owners and managers?
If instead of issuing a cash dividend a company instead issues a stock dividend, what is the impact to the shareholders? Do they need to report anything that year on their tax return for the dividend and why might a shareholder like getting a stock dividend instead of cash?
After discussions with Josh, Carrington and Genevieve agree that they would like to try to increase the value of the company stock. Like many small business owners, they want to retain control of the company and do not want to sell stock to outside investors. They also feel that the company's debt is at a manageable level and do not want to borrow more money, What steps can they take to increase the price of the stock? Are there any condi- tions under which this strategy would not increase the stock price?
To what extent does the company’s dividend policies support or hinder their strategies? For example, if the company is attempting to grow, are they retaining and reinvesting their earnings rather than distributing them to investors through dividends? Be sure to substantiate claims.
In a few sentences, answer the following question as completely as you can. You are discussing stock valuation techniques with your broker. You mention that your Finance professor stated that “a stock that will never pay a dividend is valueless.” Your broker says this is not true because you can always sell the stock to someone else (thus, a capital gain is possible) a share of stock represents a share of ownership in something tangible (i.e., the issuing firm).Argue for or against your broker’s position.
Discuss the topic of maximizing shareholder wealth. This topic has been researched and studied for many years, with mixed results. For example; Irving Fisher, a prominent American Economist, argued that maximizing shareholders wealth should be management’s primary goal. Conversely, Sollars and Tuluca suggested that shareholders should only be rewarded with returns that are commensurate with the risk they take. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of wealth maximization from the perspective of a company’s Chief Financial Officer. Include the effect on company stakeholders – internal (managers, employees) and external (suppliers, shareholders).
Which of the following describes preferred stock? a. Stock that sells for a very high price b. Stock that is sold to employees of the company as a performance incentive c. Stock which gives shareholders certain preferences and advantages over common stock d. Stock that is purchased by the corporation for investment purposes
True or False: The following statement accurately describes how firms make decisions related to issuing new common stock. Taking flotation costs into account will reduce the cost of new common stock. False: Flotation costs are additional costs associated with raising new common stock. True: Taking flotation costs into account will reduce the cost of new common stock, because you will multiply the cost of new common stock by 1 minus the flotation cost-similar to how the after-tax cost of debt is calculated Alpha Moose Transporters is considering investing in a one-year project that requires an initial investment of $475,000. To do so, it will have issue new common stock and will incur a flotation cost of 2.00%. At the end of the year, the project is expected to produce a cash inflow of $550,000. The rate of return that Alpha Moose expects to earn on its project (net of its flotation costs) is (rounded to two decimal places) Sunny Day Manufacturing Company has a current stock price of…
Despite some theoretical assertions, many investors do care a great deal about dividends. They believe that sure dividends today (a bird in the hand) are less risky than a return in the form of capital gains in the future. The following table lists some factors that might affect an investor’s preference for dividends. Indicate whether the given factors are likely to make an investor prefer to receive more or fewer dividends for each statement. When an investor dies, his or her heirs are not liable for taxes on the capital gains generated during the investor’s life. They are only liable for the capital gains earned since the investor’s death. Risk-averse investors prefer to minimize uncertainty with their expectations of income from their investment. Investors expect a reliable annual cash flow from their stock portfolios.

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